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peace13

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10. There is a cost to protesting....
Wed Sep 24, 2014, 12:18 PM
Sep 2014

Time and money, and when there is a 100% chance that the media will black out the effort those things have to be considered. We took a bus to DC for the Iraq anti surge demonstration during the reign of *. Three days efforts and 500,000 in the crowd and there was very little mentioned anywhere about it.

For myself I feel that any efforts / money that I would expend on anti war demonstrations are better used on volunteering to help those in need. At least something good and real comes from the efforts.

As far as speaking out against war goes....the few sane Americans left know what the right thing to do is. Anti war folks know in their hearts that war is not the answer. Ungrounded fools look to the anti war group to hold feet to the fire. Calling them out for demonstrating...calling them out for not showing up!

Stop the killing, peace is the answer. The least deserving of love should be showered in it.

War makes warlords rich. Uncontrollable greed and psychotic ills drive the madness.

Maybe there aren't many absolutist pacifists. brooklynite Sep 2014 #1
Or maybe they are focusing on more constructive ways, rather than placing their hopes sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #12
ISIS is brutal and unnecessary. You can't try diplomacy with marauding killers. randome Sep 2014 #13
But you can stop funding them. Anyhow, it doesn't matter, our own allies are as brutal sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #17
Maybe it's paralyzing confusion due to the confounding actions of our whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #16
I guess nobody wants to chant, "Don't Kill Asshole Fundies Don't Kill Asshole Fundies" snooper2 Sep 2014 #2
Yep. Actually having a valid reason to go to war takes the wind out of protest's sails. nt stevenleser Sep 2014 #18
What non-violent solutions are there to deal with a group whose TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #3
I thought the slogan was AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #6
In this case, it's partly the answer. TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #7
Syria Strike Protesters Arrested at White House leftstreet Sep 2014 #4
"Because, Obama." ieoeja Sep 2014 #8
Prove it leftstreet Sep 2014 #11
Why would I not mean 2001? ieoeja Sep 2014 #19
Perhaps a more pertinent question gratuitous Sep 2014 #24
America enjoys killing. JEB Sep 2014 #5
As if you need the answer written out. nt Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #9
There is a cost to protesting.... peace13 Sep 2014 #10
That is really cute, you actually think people are against war. dilby Sep 2014 #14
You are projecting. ieoeja Sep 2014 #21
*moved* whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #15
"The war(s) will stop when enough average Americans go broke paying for it." Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #20
Agree with several points above. woo me with science Sep 2014 #22
Maybe because no one gives a shit that the beheading rapists known as ISIS are being msanthrope Sep 2014 #23
exactly! rollin74 Sep 2014 #25
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